High blood pressure can be caused by a number of things, from being overweight, family history, sedintary lifestyle, drinking too much alcohol, have insulin resistance,and eating too much salt. So the answer is yes..here is an article that you may be interested in:
http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/tc/high-blood-pressure-hypertension-overview

Answered: Sat, 12 Dec 2009

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